Sri Lanka vs India 2021, 3rd T20I- Toss Report
Published - 29 Jul 2021, 09:16 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:50 AM
It all comes down to the decider as Sri Lanka and India battle for the final leg of a topsy-turvy series. Sri Lanka bounced back in the 2nd T20I to level the three-match series after India beat them by 38 runs in the opening match. A victory in the third T20I, albeit against a depleted visiting side, would arguably do the hosts a world of good.
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While Sri Lanka’s bowling unit has responded well in both games, it is their batting line-up that has still left plenty of questions unanswered. Chasing 133, the ninth-ranked side in the T20Is, were behind for the most part of the innings. If not for Chamika Karunaratne’s six in the second-last over, Sri Lanka might have lost by a narrow margin. Charith Asalanka’s addition could do them plenty of good, provided he recovers from his hamstring niggle.
India’s depleted batting line-up left them being overdependent on Shikhar Dhawan for a promising start. Though Dhawan, along with one of the four debutants, Ruturaj Gaikwad, provided it, the tourists could not capitalize on it. Sanju Samson’s returns with the bat were most disappointing, while his performance behind the stumps was underwhelming too. The fans will await another debut in the final T20I, with Navdeep Saini’s shoulder injury forcing him out of the fixture.
Sri Lanka vs India 2021, 2nd T20I- Toss Report:
Indian captain Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and elected to bat first, revealing that Sandeep Warrier came in for Navdeep Saini in the playing eleven. On the other hand, Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka stated he is happy to bowl first and swapped Pathum Nissanka for Isuru Udana, who is injured.
Sri Lanka playing XI: Avishka Fernando, Minod Bhanuka(wk), Dhananjaya de Silva ,Sadeera Samarawickrama, Pathum Nissanka, Dasun Shanaka(c), Ramesh Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Akila Dananjaya, Dushmantha Chameera.
India playing XI: Shikhar Dhawan (capt), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (wk), Nitish Rana, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Sandeep Warrier, Chetan Sakariya, Varun Chakravarthy.
